- Vehicles
- 6,781
- Built between
- Jun 2022 – May 2025
- Models
- 5
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 9 June 2026
- Repaired
- 57%
- Unrepaired
- 2,723
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between June 2022 and May 2025. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2025 Ford Bronco SportBuilt March 2024 to May 2025
- 2023-2025 Ford EscapeBuilt June 2022 to May 2025
- 2025 Ford MaverickBuilt April 2024 to May 2025
- 2023, 2025 Lincoln CorsairBuilt July 2022 to May 2025
- 2024-2025 Lincoln NautilusBuilt April 2023 to May 2025
Repair progress
2,723 of 6,781 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2026.
57% repaired — 3,889 of 6,781 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 166
- Scrapped or exported
- 3
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Lincoln Nautilus, 2023-2025 Escape, 2023 Lincoln Corsair, 2025 Lincoln Corsair, Maverick, and Bronco Sport vehicles equipped with a 1.5L or 2.0L MPC engine and an engine block heater. The engine block heater may overheat when the vehicle is parked with the block heater plugged in.
What could happen
An overheated engine block heater can increase the risk of a fire.
What gets fixed
Dealers will replace the block heater element and inspect the electrical cord, replacing it if necessary, free of charge. Owners will also have a alternative option to replace engine block heater element with a threaded blanking plug coupled, and remove the block heater electrical cord. Owner notification letters were mailed June 9, 2026.
Parts involved
- Engine Block HeaterJL3T-6A051-ABEngine Block Heater
Part numbers are as filed by the manufacturer and are listed for reference. Your dealer will confirm the correct part for your vehicle.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJune 2022 to May 2025
- Recall reported to NHTSA23 May 2025
- Owners notified9 June 2026
- Latest repair reportQ2 2026 — 57% repaired
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 23 May 2025.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25S52.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 25S52
- Recalling manufacturer
- Ford Motor Company
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.